I am a history professor who grew up in Western New York, but now find myself teaching in Western Montana. My primary areas of interest and research are in American cultural history, especially in relation to the intersection of popular culture and politics. This blog is primarily to help me keep in touch with my far-flung family and friends, and give me the chance to spout off a bit on whatever happens to be on my mind.
Dr. John's Record Shelf is my weekly radio program on KDWG, 90.9 FM broadcast from the University of Montana Western. My goal is to offer an eclectic mix of various styles, genres and eras, focusing primarily (but not exclusively) on music that you won't hear anywhere else on the dial (at least not in SW Montana). My co-host, Art Vandelay and I (with the assistance of station flunky Rico Muckman) also provide some additional bits to liven up the show, including Three People I Know (where I mention three people I know), The Cultural Corner (where we engage in lively banter on art, literature and poetry), Dr. John's Top Five (where we take a shot at ranking almost anything), and Record Shelf Theater (where we re-create a scene from some famous movie, play or TV show). If you find yourself in Dillon, tune us in; otherwise, below are some lists of songs that have been aired on recent shows:
Dr. John's Record Shelf 091108
Electric Soft Parade, "This Green Line"
Minutemen, "The Cheerleaders"
Pere Ubu, "Final Solution"
Black Mountain, "Modern Music"
Catherine Wheel, "Sparks Are Gonna Fly"
Undertones, "I Know a Girl"
The Tough & Lovely, "Out of Our Seats"
Louie and the Lovers, "I've Always Got You On My Mind"
Tex Mex Experience, "Lemme Kiss You"
Joni Mitchell, "Raised on Robbery"
Liz Phair, "Uncle Alvarez"
Housemartins, "I Can't Put My Finger On It"
Billy Stewart, "Fat Boy"
Don & Juan, "What's Your Name"
Dr. John's Record Shelf 091101
REM, "Living Well Is the Best Revenge"
Alison Pipitone, "My My"
Imperial Teen, "Million $ Man"
Dirtbombs, "Here Comes That Sound Again"
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, "Deanna"
Dukes of Stratosphear, "Vanishing Girl"
Lyres, "Help You Ann"
Black Rose Band, "Pull the Trigger"
The Naysayer, "My Liver Needs a Lawyer"
Fairport Convention, "Si Tu Dois Partir"
Loretta Lynn & Todd Snider, "Don't Tempt Me"
Mary Wells, "Two Lovers"
Sadina, "I Want That Boy"
Dr. John's Record Shelf
The Feelies, "The Boy With Perpetual Nervousness"
Windbreakers, "Changeless"
Dream Syndicate, "The Days of Wine and Roses"
Kelly Willis, "Nobody Wants to Go to the Moon Anymore"
Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey, "My Friend the Sun"
The Nerves, "Paper Dolls"
Richard Hell & the Voidoids, "Love Comes In Spurts"
Forty-Fives, "Who Do You Think You Are"
Deathray Davies, "I Regret the Day I Tried to Steal Daniel's Ego"
Ian Hunter, "Up and Running"
Actor, "Checkin' Out"
Davy & the Crocketts, "Stage Zero"
Mose Allison, "V-8 Ford Blues"
Dr. John's Record Shelf 091018
The Who, "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Dennis Wilson, "River Song"
Soft Boys, "Mr. Kennedy"
Camera Obscura, "Honey in the Sun"
Rosewood Thieves, "She Don't Mind the Rain"
School of Seven Bells, "Face to Face on High Places"
Roseanne Cash, "Tennessee Flat-Top Box"
Rank & File, "I'm an Old Old Man"
Sue Garner, "Rose-Colored Glue"
Drive-By Truckers, "Like a Rolling Stone"
Mary Gauthier, "Jackie's Train"
Little Stephen, "Solidarity"
Mooney Suzuki, "I Woke Up This Morning"
Dr. John's Record Shelf 091011
Spacemen 3, "Walkin' With Jesus (Sound of Confusion)"
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women, "Don't Make Promises"
Galaxie 500, "I Can't Believe It's Me"
Paul Westerberg, "Gimmie Little Joy"
Prototypes, "Je Ne Te Connais Pas"
Delphine, "La Fermeture Eclair"
Magazine, "Touch and Go"
New Bomb Turks, "Don't Bug Me I'm Nutty"
Bruce Springsteen, "I'm Going Down"
Christy McWilson, "Lila Jean"
True Believers, "Tell Her"
Bill Withers, "Ain't No Sunshine"
Rodriguez, "Sugar Man"
Dr. John's Record Shelf 091004
TV on the Radio, "Golden Age"
Thin Lizzy, "The Rocker"
Prince, "Little Red Corvette"
Nina Simone, "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, "How Long Do I Have to Wait For You?"
Cash Brothers, "Night Shift Guru"
Hem, "Betting on Trains"
Successful Failures, "Stop the Planet"
Rogue Wave, "Like I Needed"
Visqueen, "Manhattan"
The Rosebuds, "Life Like"
Norman Greenbaum, "Petaluma"
Dr. John's Records Shelf 090927
Reigning Sound, "Your Love is a Fine Thing"
Ike Reilly Assassination, "When Irish Eyes Are Burning"
Mekons, "Mekons Rock'n'Roll"
Amy Rigby, "Dancing With Joey Ramone"
Jill Olson, "Yours Mine Ours"
Rosie Flores, "You Tear Me Up"
Silos, "Wanna Ride"
Lovin' Spoonful, "Lovin' You"
Sir Douglas Quintet, "We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight"
The Premieres, "Farmer John"
Beatles, "Tell Me What You See"
Rolling Stones, "Street Fighting Man"
The Tyde, "Henry VIII"
Replacements, "Favorite Thing"
Dr. John's Record Shelf 090920
Ray Davies, "Vietnam Cowboy"
Luna, "Waiting on a Friend"
Thea Gilmore, "Roll On"
So So Glos, "Underneath the Universe"
Love Is All, "19 Floors"
Katjonband, "Do You"
Plimsouls, "A Million Miles Away"
That Petrol Emotion, "It's a Good Thing"
Revolving Paint Dream, "Flowers in the Sky"
Jackson C. Frank, "Blues Run the Game"
Peter, Paul & Mary, "500 Miles"
Bob Dylan, "Mozambique"
Tinariwen, "Tenhert"
Dr. John's Record Shelf 090914
Yo La Tengo, "Periodically Double or Triple"
Birdwatchers of America, "Rain Down the Chimes"
White Denim, "Mess Your Hair Up"
John Doe & the Sadies, "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
I thought I'd share this picture because a) I think it's pretty good, and b) because it was taken by my four year old niece Helen, and c) because I wanted to be able to say I was the first one to publish her work.
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